 1940 Triumph Motorcycle Scale: 1:35 -- London Fire Brigade, UK -- Motorcycles were used extensively during WWII to keep communication lines open. Radios where not standard at this time and telephones unreliable due to bombing. Dispatch riders, often women, were found to be the fastest and most reliable way of co-ordinating the actions of the Fire Service. -- Britains Not For Sale |
 1940 Leyland TL Scale:1:76 -- Tiger TLM/Metz 101’ TL, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Adelaide -- Leyland records indicate that these appliances were all built with 5 section 101’ Metz ladders however it’s known that this appliance was delivered with a 5 section 126ft Ladder which overhung the front of the appliance far more than the 101”. -- Oxford Die Cast SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $30.00  |
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 1940 GMC CCKW-652 Scale: 1:35 -- Sapeurs Pompiers Martigue, France -- This 2.5 ton truck with 6 driven wheels (6x6) was introduced in 1940 to supply the urgent need for vehicles in Europe. They were famed for their toughness and reliability. After the war many were recycled for peacetime use. This one ended up as a Fire Appliance in France in 1946. It would probably have towed a trailer pump (also war surplus, German more than likely). Vehicles like this formed a useful stopgap until war-torn economies could start producing peacetime equipment. -- Heller 81119 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $30.00 |
 1941 Dennis Big Four Pump Escape Scale: 1:50 -- National Fire Service -- Gross weight 3 Tons, D3 four cylinder side-valve petrol engine with dual ignition (hence the name Big Four), 40 gallon first aid tank, Dennis No.3 Pump, 180’ 3/4” hose reel, lockers holding 2,000’ of hose and a 50’ Bailey wheeled escape ladder. In 1941 local Fire Authorities were merged into a single National Fire Service under the authority of the Home Office. Most of the appliances issued in this period were of the standardised K2 and K4 models but some of the machines built for local Brigades were seconded and issued by the home office. -- Fire Brigade Models FBM 30 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $100.00 |
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 1941 GMC Pump Scale: 1:24 -- CO2 Chemical Truck Unkown Fire Dept. -- Based on the GM 1 1/2 ton Commercial Cab truck with a 93hp 6 cly engine and CO2 fire extinguishing equipment. A specialised vehicle intended mainly for chemical incidents. It carries a variety of hand fir extinguishers and a small first-aid water tank with a fixed 1” hose reel. It’s primary fire fighting equipment is a bank of four CO2 tanks attached to a fixed reel hose. -- Yat Ming Signature 20068 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $60.00 |
 1941 Bedford Pump Escape Scale: 1:50 -- National Fire Service -- This model is based on a picture taken during WWII. It is not know where this appliance originated but the chassis probably dates from the mid 1930s. It is probable that this was a FB Workshops conversion built by one of the smaller Borough Brigadesand requisitioned by the NFS and re-liveried. It carries a 50’ Baylee Escape ladder. -- Matchbox MoY, YFE04 Conversion SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $50.00 |
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 1941 Dodge WC52 Power Wagon Scale: 1:64 -- National Fire Service, UK -- Hundreds of these Power Wagons were imported from the USA as part of the "Lease- Lend" agreement. They were used as Auxiliary Towing Vehicles required to pull trailer pumps for the National Fire Service. Despite an all out efforts of the British motor industry they were unable to supply the thousands of small trucks needed. -- SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying £30.00 |
 1942 Opel Blitz Blitz TFL 15 Scale: 1:24 -- Erding Volunteer Fire Brigade, Germany -- The TFL was a standardised body type developed by the Reich Interior Ministry (Third Riech) as a Tanker/Pumper. It was introduced in 1936 and the TLF 15 in 1942-43, primarily mounted on the 3 ton Opel Blitz chassis. They were mainly issued to the Luftwaffe and the Fire Police (National Fire Brigade). Any appliances that survived the war were transferred to rebuild the local Fire Departments. -- Italeri 778 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $80.00 |
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 1942 Studebaker PMZ-2 Scale: 1:76 -- US6 PMZ-2 Soviet Fire Protection Dept. -- Fitted with a 350 gal tank, rear mounted D020 centrifugal pump. The D-20 pump was theoretically rated at 1500 g.p.m. but the underpowered engine could not produce anything like this. -- In 1941, with the invasion of Russia by Germany, production of “homegrown” trucks was severely curtailed, including Fire Trucks. As part of the Lease-Lend agreements almost 480,000 trucks were delivered from the USA, Uk & Canada. Although fire trucks were not included in the deal many of these were converted for used as fire trucks. The Studebaker US6 was by far the most popular. -- PST 72049 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $15.00 |
 1943 Opel Blitz L300F DL22 Scale: 1:34 -- Feuerschulzpolizie, Germany -- Opel Blitz L3000F standardised Chassis with a Magirus 22m telescopic ladder. -- Italeri conversion SOLD |
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 1943 Austin K4 Towing Vehicle Scale: 1:35 -- K2 Auxiliary Towing Vehicle and trailer punp. National Fire Service, UK -- Developed to meet the urgent need to equip the Auxiliary Fire Service and later the National Fire Service. The Home Office supplied these towing vehicles and trailer pumps in the hundreds to meet the wartime needs of the fire services. -- Realistic Armor K148 Not For Sale |
 1944 Opel Blitz L-1500S LF8 Scale: 1:35 -- Feuerschulzpolizie, Germany -- Opel Blitz “standardised” L-1500S (1943-44) 1.5 tonne chassis. This vehicle had a 60hp engine with a normalised fuel consumption of 16lt100Km. The body type of this vehicle was built of Plywood, due to metal shortages, and was first designated LLG (Light Firefighting Group) but redesignated LF8 in 1943. In 1941 the “Schell-Plan” called for standardisation of vehicles. The L1500 (1.5 ton ) chassis was originally built with a 45 Hp engine but it proved to be underpowered, especially on mountain roads and so, in 1943, the L-1500S was introduced with a bigger engine. -- Scratch built using an Italeri kit. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $100.00 |
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 1945 Opel Blitz, Heavy Hose Truck Scale: 1:25 -- Crete Fire Department -- Opel 3.5 ton chassis with bodywork by Rosenbauer with local additions. Abandoned by the German Luftwaffe at the end of W.W.II when they left Crete and commandeered by the Greek Authorities for the Crete Fire Brigade. This vehicle has been fitted with, what appears to be, a front mounted Merryweather pump (probably salvaged from a pre-war appliance, details from contempary photographs). -- Scratch built using an Italier kit. SOLD |
 1946 Bedford QLD 4x4 Scale: 1:50 -- Army Fire Service -- Forward Control (Cab Over Engine) configuration, 4 wheel drive. These Bedford produced these, between 1941 and 1944, as the QLB (Tractor), QLC (Tanker), QLT (Troop Carrier), QLR (Radio Truck) and the QLD (Standard Truck). At the end of WWII many of these vehicles were reused as Army Fire trucks. Designed with “forward control” configuration, 4x4 and high ground clearance it was perfect for beach landings and other difficult terrain. -- Corgi CC60304 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $50.00 |
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 1946 Willys CJ3B Jeep Pumper Scale: 1:35 -- TORONTO FIRE DEPT., ON, CANADA -- This vehicle replaced an Indian Motorcycle combination and was Commissioned in 1947, stationed at Station 33 on Wards Island Toronto. It was brought back to the “City side” in 1968 (replaced by Forest Hill’s Willys Pickup) and used by the Motor Shops as a service truck until late in the 1979s when it was sold at auction. -- Scratch built using an Italerin kit. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $100.00 |
 1947 Citroen H Scale: 1:43 -- Vernouse Fire Service -- Auxiliary Service Van -- Del Prado SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $20.00 |
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 1948 Willys Jeep Light Pump Scale: 1:24 -- Principality of Monaco -- Converted from a war surplus Jeep to serve as a light pump. -- Scratch built using an Italeri kit. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $100.00 |
 1948 GMC CCKW 352 2.5t 6x6 Scale: 1:35 -- Greek National Fire Dept -- Engine 6cyl 4.4lt GMC type 270 104hp. 50’ wheeled extension ladder (either a Bailey or a Merryweather. not sure which). A WWII surplus vehicle converted to a fire engine probably by the local fire service themselves. It has an anonymous, front mounted pump driven from the PTO (usually used for a winch, details from contemporary photographs). -- Scratch built from a Heller kit. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $80.00 |
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 1948 Landrover Series 1 80 Scale: 1:50 -- City of Bath Fire Brigade -- Rover brought out the very first mode of the Landrover in 1948, the City of Bath Fire Brigade bought one of the first and turned it into a Light four wheel drive pump capable of weaving it's way through the nerrow streets and alleys of Bath as well as dealing with grass fires etc. Unfortunately for the City of Bath in that same year they were amalgamated into the Avon County Fire Brigade and their brand new Landrover went to the new Brigade. SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $50.00 |
 1949 Mack Type 85LS Pumper Scale: 1:50 -- Springfield, MA, USA -- Fitted with a Thermodyne 225HP 707cc 6 cyl petrol engine, 750gpm Hale pump. The type L series fire trucks were produced from 1940 to 1954. Mack has always been primarily a truck builder, fire engines being a sideline. Because of it’s reliability and pumping performance the L series was popular with many of the big city fire departments. Mack stopped producing fire trucks in 1990. -- Corgi US52803 SHIPPING NOT INCLUDED Contact me for correct rate before paying $80.00 |
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